These past two days, Su Mo had been ignoring Lin Yuyi needless to say, he felt miserable inside.
Even when he was with the elders, he was distracted. Several times he was scolded for caring only about Su Mo now, no longer as sensible as before.
But Lin Yuyi couldn’t care less about being sensible. All he wanted was to coax Su Mo back.
Hearing her teasing like this even if she scolded or hit him he would willingly offer his face to her.
“Mo Mo, please don’t be mad at me anymore, okay? I was wrong. These past few days you wouldn’t talk to me I’ve been feeling terrible.”
At this moment, Lin Yuyi looked nothing like the manly figure he usually showed others. If Zhang Lanhua saw this, she’d surely be furious.
How could he let a girl order him around like that?
Su Mo pulled her hand back, still wearing a cold expression. There was a knot in her heart that couldn’t be undone so quickly.
She still had feelings for Lin Yuyi, and the cold war these past two days hadn’t been easy for her either.
“Then tell me what are we going to do next?”
She was, of course, referring to Zhang Lanhua forcing them to hold a wedding banquet.
“My mom really did go too far this time. But I promise you once we go back, whatever you say goes.”
“Really? Whatever I say?”
Lin Yuyi nodded, pulling her into his arms, lowering his chin onto her thin shoulder and gently nuzzling her cheek.
“Mo Mo, I was really wrong. You know I always listen to you. This happened so suddenly my mom didn’t even discuss it with me before arranging everything like this.”
“You can do whatever you want just don’t ignore me anymore.”
Thinking of the grievances she had swallowed alone these past two days, Su Mo sniffed.
She turned around and stretched out both arms, a hint of coquettishness in her voice: “Hug me~”
Those two words nearly melted Lin Yuyi’s heart.
He stepped forward, clasped the back of her head, and kissed her lips without warning, pouring all his longing from the past two days into the kiss.
When it ended, Su Mo breathed lightly.
“If you want me to forgive you, that’s fine. But after this wedding, I don’t want to live with your mom. I’ll go crazy.”
Su Mo finally understood what Zhao Xiaoxiao had warned her about before.
If she lived with Zhang Lanhua, their life would probably become miserable.
Lin Yuyi soothed her emotions. “My mom only has me as a son. I really can’t bear to see her alone in the countryside. If something happened to her, with the long distance and all, I’d be afraid…”
“Mo Mo, can you understand me?”
Su Mo held his hand and made a decision.
“So I’m only saying we shouldn’t live together. I didn’t say your mom has to stay in the old home. We can rent a place for her near our neighborhood. What do you think?”
“That way it’s convenient. Yuyi, I really can’t take it anymore.”
Zhang Lanhua always entered without knocking. Su Mo felt she had no privacy at all.
It made her extremely uncomfortable.
Lin Yuyi gently patted her back and agreed softly, “Okay, okay, I promise you, I promise.”
Hearing his agreement, Su Mo finally smiled. She truly hadn’t smiled at all these past few days.
Seeing her smile at last, he lightly scraped her nose with his finger. “Scaredy-cat. Were you terrified just now?”
“You should talk! Lin Yuyi, remember this every grievance I suffer being with you must be repaid by you treating me well in the future.”
“Alright, alright. So can we sleep now?”
“Mm!”
The two lay in bed. There was no air conditioning in the countryside, and it was very hot. To help Su Mo sleep better, Lin Yuyi held a palm fan and gently fanned her.
If anyone was to blame, it was Zhang Lanhua she couldn’t stand electric fans, otherwise they would have bought one.
And if she couldn’t stand it, what did that have to do with Su Mo? Naturally, buying a fan would cost money.
In Zhang Lanhua’s eyes, buying a fan just for a few days’ stay was absolutely unacceptable.
Couldn’t they just endure for two days?
Su Mo’s “wastefulness” was infinitely magnified in her eyes.
Early the next morning, this time it wasn’t Zhang Lanhua knocking to wake them, but Su Mo’s body clock forming at this hour.
She was truly scared.
Every time Zhang Lanhua came in, she would see Su Mo and Lin Yuyi tightly embracing.
She would even mutter softly, “Tsk tsk, young couples these days are so clingy.”
She seemed afraid Su Mo would drain her son dry.
Heaven knew Su Mo and Lin Yuyi hadn’t been intimate for a long time.
Pushing open the door, Su Mo saw Zhang Lanhua wearing an apron.
“Oh, Mo Mo, you’re up?”
“Were you frightened last night? Come, come, try the breakfast I made for you.”
Following behind, Su Mo muttered softly could she really be that kind-hearted?
On the table were a few small dishes Su Mo could barely accept, steamed buns, pickled vegetables, and bread Zhang Lanhua had specially bought from the town bakery.
Su Mo cast a suspicious glance at her. Whenever Zhang Lanhua treated her well, something bad always followed.
“Eat, eat, hurry and eat. After you finish, come with me to your Third Aunt’s house.”
Third Aunt? Su Mo searched her memory she seemed to remember.
Among so many relatives, this was the only Third Aunt she remembered.
Not because the woman was memorable in appearance, but because she was the only one who pointed fingers at Su Mo, as if Su Mo marrying Lin Yuyi was a blessing the Su family had begged heaven for.
In short, Su Mo still held a grudge against that Third Aunt.
Especially the words: “In my opinion, that Su Mo likes to spend money and dress showily. Lanhua, you must keep a close eye on her in the future don’t let a girl like that stir up trouble.”
Su Mo really couldn’t understand. She had always received unanimous praise from elders how come when it came to Lin Yuyi’s family, she was suddenly nothing?
She bit hard into the steamed bun in her hand. Lin Yuyi came out after washing up, not even having time to take a bite of breakfast.
Right in front of Zhang Lanhua, he planted a kiss on Su Mo’s forehead.
“Wife, I need to go out for a bit. Wait for me at home. Love you.”
Su Mo blinked and smiled. “Heart you.”
Suddenly she forgot to tell him to pick up Zhao Xiaoxiao earlier in the afternoon she had asked Xiaoxiao to come over too.
Beside them, Zhang Lanhua slurped her porridge loudly, the sound like silent resistance.
With a hint of mischief, Su Mo put down her bun. “Mom, you’re not jealous, are you?”
Zhang Lanhua glared at the direction Lin Yuyi had gone. “Jealous? I’m an old woman I don’t understand that. Yuyi is my son. What would I be afraid of?”
“Oh, oh, I’m full now, Mom.”
Zhang Lanhua’s slight defeat eased Su Mo’s gloomy mood from the past few days.
Following her to Third Aunt’s house, Su Mo discovered it wasn’t just Third Aunt there were several other relatives she couldn’t even name.
Only then did Su Mo realize…
what it meant to be surrounded and attacked.
One person against a whole crowd.